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Pronunciation
tarta-BULL
Tartabull's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 8 (at North Carolina, 2017)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (vs. Colorado, 2018)
Interceptions: 1 (vs. Washington State, 2017)
Pass Breakups: 2 (at North Carolina, 2017)
Cal Career (2014-18)
• Played in 28 games with seven starts and recorded career totals of 66 tackles, one interception, three pass breakups one fumble recovery
• Recorded his first career statistics other than participation as a 2017 junior with career highs of 49 tackles, one interception and three pass breakups
• Registered career highs of eight tackles and two pass breakups in the season-opener of his junior season at North Carolina while his lone career interception came against Washington State the same campaign
• Had his lone career fumble recovery as a 2018 senior vs. Colorado
• Had been a nickel back for much of his collegiate career before returning primarily to safety in the spring of 2017, which was the original position he was recruited to Cal for after playing safety as a high school senior
Senior (2018)
• Played in 11 games with two starts and recorded 17 tackles as well as one fumble recovery with the latter coming vs. Colorado
• Picked up a season-high four tackles at BYU when he served as a game captain
• Had three tackles against Idaho State and UCLA
• Had two tackles at USC and vs. Stanford
• Had one stop each at Arizona and vs. TCU
• Registered one tackle against North Carolina and was named Cal's Special Teams Player of the Week
• Did not play against Oregon due to injury
• Recorded four tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and sack (-7 yards) as well as a fumble recovery on the lone turnover in the spring game
Junior (2017)
• Played in a career-high 12 games and started the first five, recording his first career statistics other than participation with 49 tackles that were the second-most among defensive backs, one interception and three pass breakups
• Registered career highs of eight tackles and two pass breakups in the season-opener at North Carolina
• Had seven tackles against USC, a team-high-tying six at Washington, five against both Weber State and Ole Miss, four vs. Washington State, three at Oregon and Colorado, two at UCLA, and one vs. Arizona and at Stanford
• Added his lone career interception vs. Washington State and one pass breakup at UCLA
• Recorded at least one tackle in all 12 games
• Registered three tackles and one interception that came on the final play of the contest in the spring game
Sophomore (2016)
• Played in four games all off the bench but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Took 38 snaps on special teams
• Had two tackles for the losing Gold squad in the spring game
Freshman (2015)
• Did not play
• Missed spring practices including the spring game due to an injury suffered during training camp as a true freshman
Freshman (2014)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
• Suffered a season-ending injury in training camp
Bishop Alemany HS (Class of 2014)
• Played in the Los Angeles Daily News South Valley All-Star game following his 2013 senior season
• A three-year starter for a program that won Serra League titles during each of his final three campaigns as a 2011 sophomore, 2012 junior and senior
• Missed much of his senior season in his first campaign at safety with a knee injury suffered in a mid-October game against Loyola
• Team finished 10-3 overall during his senior campaign, won a share of the Serra League title and advanced to the Southern Section Pac-5 Division postseason semifinals before finishing the campaign ranked 12th among all teams in California according to MaxPres
• Had a huge game against Norco in the contest prior to his injury with five receptions for a season-high 146 yards receiving and two touchdowns on offense, as well as a season-high-tying 11 tackles on defense
• Selected to the 2013 SB Nation All-Name team
• Contributed 125 tackles, 6.0 sacks, four pass breakups and one interception returned for a touchdown as a linebacker during his junior season to earn second-team MaxPreps All-State, first-team All-Southern Section Pac-5 Division, first-team All-Serra League and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team honors when his squad was 9-3 overall and 3-1 in the Serra League to win a share of the conference title and advance to the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division postseason quarterfinals before finishing the season ranked 11th among all teams in California
• Played for a sophomore squad that finished 8-3 overall and 4-0 in the Serra League to win its first of three consecutive conference championships
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2014)
• A three-star recruit according to 247Sports, 247Sports Composite, ESPN, Rivals and Scout
• Among the nation’s top-ranked safeties by Scout (No. 45), ESPN (No. 57), 247Sports (No. 60) and 247Sports Composite (No. 62)
• Also checked in on the 247Sports Composite list of the nation’s top players overall at No. 767
• Ranked among the top players overall in his region by ESPN (No. 113)
• Among the top players overall in California according to ESPN (No. 70), 247Sports (No. 71) and 247Sports Composite (No. 73)
• Received an 87 grade from 247Sports, while 247Sports Composite had him at 0.8514, ESPN at 77 and Rivals at 5.5
• Listed as the No. 7 safety in the West by Scout prior to his 2013 senior prep season
• Attended the U.S. Army National Combine in January of 2013
• Was clocked at 4.56 in the 40-yard dash according to Bear Insider, while other reported testing marks included a 4.31 in the 20-yard shuttle, 39 inches in the vertical jump and 40.0 in the power throw with a 110.91 SPARQ rating that was the highest for any safety in the country in the 2014 recruiting class and was the second-highest of any player at the Los Angeles NFTC all according to ESPN
Other
• Full name is Quentin Riley Tartabull
• Born January 31, 1996
• Son of Kellie Tartabull
• Uncle, Richard Branham, played basketball at Cal with Jason Kidd
• Aunt, Kristen Branham, graduated from Cal and was on the honor roll
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Legal Stuies
Last Updated
July 27, 2019
